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Waypoints : A Journey on Foot
by Robert Martineau (Author)

Format:Paperback / softback 272 pages
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
ISBN:9781784709921
Published:21 Apr 2022
Classifications:Popular philosophy, Cultural studies, Popular psychology, Walking, hiking, trekking, Travel writing
Readership:General (US: Trade)
Weight:222g
Dimensions:130 x 196 x 24 (mm)
Pub. Country:United Kingdom
Country of Origin:GB
Tariff Codes:49019900
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Description
A spellbinding travel book, exploring the psychology of walking, pilgrimage, solitude and escape. 'An extraordinary, dreamlike journey through West Africa' Adharanand FinnAt the age of twenty-seven and afraid of falling into a life he doesn't want, Robert Martineau quits his office job, buys a flight to Accra and begins to walk. He walks 1,000 miles through Ghana, Togo and Benin, to Ouidah, an ancient spiritual centre on the West African coast.

As he travels alone across rainforest, savannah and mountains, Martineau meets shamans, priests, historians, archaeologists and kings. Through the process of walking each day, and the lessons of those he encounters, Martineau starts to build connections with the natural world and the past - and, at last, to find the meaning he craves. 'Marvellous...

A book about how to travel' Jay Griffiths, author of Wild'[Martineau's] story, beautifully written, of how his pilgrimage of sorts changed him forever' Evening Standard